Long reserved for hotel complexes and municipal aquatic facilities, the stainless steel pool is now making its way into American backyards. Homeowners seeking radical design and extreme durability are paying close attention. This material is redefining the standards of the private pool market across the United States. Photo source : CPS Outdoors A Material That Delivers…
A shower that goes in circles, in the best possible way. Hot water runs. It goes down the drain. Repeat. The average American does this about 365 times a year, sending thousands of gallons disappearing into the pipes, straight onto the water bill and onto the planet's tab. Why not install a water-recycling shower to save water and money? It breaks that cycle. It filters water in real time,…
This renovated trullo in Puglia is Trullo Falco. Perched in the hamlet of Laureto between Fasano and Locorotondo, it still features its distinctive white limestone domes. Nestled among centuries-old olive trees, it reflects the southern light off its white walls and the water of the pool. A well-balanced Mediterranean simplicity inside The living room and dining room occupy the heart of the…
Located at the Locke East Side Gallery, on the banks of the Spree, this 22sqm designer studio in Berlin was created by the New York-based firm Grzywinski+Pons. These are the same architects who designed Buckle Street Studios in London and the WunderLocke in Munich. Their signature style is unmistakable: rigorous yet sensitive. 22 square meters, and yet it has everything The hand-scraped wood…
Let’s take a look at this 1930s house renovated, built on a hillside on the western outskirts of Paris. Its main feature is to be build on a sloping lot. The building has three levels, and the lower level is largely in shadow. To solve this problem, interior designer Camille Hermand made a radical and original decision: to move the living areas to the top floor. The bedrooms are located on the…
Marlin and Olav have been living in a corner house in Leusden, the Netherlands, since 2021. It’s a beautiful home, spacious, bright, and functional, but cold. The rooms didn’t flow together. The different flooring divided the space into disparate zones. Acoustics were poor. And when it came to style, the couple couldn’t decide: she loves the Japandi style, while he prefers the boutique-hotel…
In Lagoa, in the Algarve hinterland, an old quinta has just been completely transformed. Casa Dima is a project by two Portuguese studios, StudioArte and Concepto-Studio, who have reinvented traditional architecture without ever betraying its essence. They have turned this old building, which looks unremarkable from the street, into a renovated white house with a pool and contemporary decor.…
Located southwest of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, the Brecon Beacons, this listed farmhouse bears witness to four centuries of Welsh history. Tŷ Llwyd, “the gray house,” lives up to its name. The rough-hewn stone walls, with their ochre and slate hues of this 17th-century Welsh stone house dominate a landscape of meadows and woods. An architect has completely reimagined the complex,…
Few regions in France can boast such striking scenery. Southern Ardèche is a treasure trove of remarkable landscapes: limestone cliffs, wild meandering rivers, plateaus covered in holm oaks and the scent of garrigue. The Ardèche Gorges stretch for 30 kilometres between the Pont d’Arc and Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche. It is one of the largest canyons in Western Europe. Saint-Remèze, the village home to…
Hong Kong, a densely populated city, is full of small apartments where one might feel cramped. Yet some designers work miracles there. C3 Design & Decorative Ltd. has just proven this with this 44sqm apartment optimized with an exemplary design. The initial brief was to modernize it and make it appear larger. And that’s where the designers’ talent really shone through. The big decision:…
